The main character in the novel "Fahrenheit 451," written by Ray Bradbury, is Montag. Montag is the protagonist and main character of the novel. Throughout the book, Montag changes. By the end of the novel Montag is a different person from when the novel started. At the start of the book, Montag is a conformist who is in the totalitarian system in which he lives without thought or question. He is married to Mildred, a woman who spends her days in front of three television sets and sings herself to sleep. Montag spends his time being a fireman with three main traits, he is hungry for knowledge , he is brave, and he is smart. Montag is a person who wants to know things. Although he enjoys his job, Montag wants to keep books and learn from them.